Many of the guests frowned when they heard Hu Guang's words. Although the Yue Yao cultivators who were invited to this banquet came from different races, none of them had ever tried eating a human before.
Even Yue Yao, who had spoken up earlier and was looking forward to the Blood Sacrifice, revealed a troubled expression.
If Purple Jade Island had presented a spirit beast, he would have gladly tasted it. However, it just so happened to be a Yue Yao cultivator!
It was just like how Lu Ye had never used his Talent Tree to refine the energy within a cultivator's body. It wasn't that he couldn't do it, but rather that he had a natural psychological aversion to it.
The lively atmosphere suddenly turned cold.
Hu Guang smiled when he saw this. "What's wrong? Fellow Daoists, you can eat spirit beasts, but you can't eat anything else? Truth be told, on my Purple Jade Demonic Star, only a Blood Sacrifice of this quality can be considered a true Blood Sacrifice. The ones from before don't even count. Please believe in me. Today, you will definitely have an unforgettable experience. "
As he spoke, he turned to Lionheart. "Senior Martial Brother."
Lionheart remained seated and only nodded slightly. "Let's begin!"
"Yes!" Hu Guang responded and strode towards the bamboo bed. In a few steps, he stood in front of the bamboo bed. With a flip of his wrist, a slender dagger appeared in his hand. "Everyone, don't worry. My knife skills are quite good. I will definitely let everyone taste the freshest Blood Sacrifice. Before the banquet ends, the Blood Sacrifice will not die."
Hu Guang brandished the dagger, preparing to stab it.
It was at this moment that a wine cup suddenly flew out, heading straight for Hu Guang, blocking the short blade's attack. A crisp sound rang out as the wine cup turned into dust.
Hu Guang raised his head and looked at Lu Ye.
At the same time, Lu Ye's entire body was enveloped by several powerful auras. Almost as soon as he moved to block Hu Guang's attack, these auras descended. They were Purple Jade Island's Yue Yao cultivators. Each of them had an unfriendly expression on their faces. It was clear that they had been prepared. Otherwise, they wouldn't have reacted so quickly.
"Fellow Daoist, what is the meaning of this?" Hu Guang narrowed his eyes at Lu Ye.
Under the cover of Yue Yao's aura, Lu Ye couldn't do anything. He could only sit where he was and think about how he could save Wei Po's life. However, Hu Guang's aura suddenly became extremely dangerous. He stared at Lu Ye and said, "Fellow cultivator, you might not know this, but the Blood Sacrifice is a sacred and supreme ceremony for my Yao Clan. If anyone dares to interrupt this ceremony, my Yao Clan will fight to the death. Although it's said that you are a guest, it's best that you have a suitable reason."
Lu Ye didn't want to expose this fellow's feigned ignorance, so he could only say, "Fellow Daoist, please calm down. It's just that the person on the bamboo bed is a cultivator from my Three Realms Island. He mysteriously disappeared a year ago. We've been trying to track him down, but we haven't been able to find him. We don't know how he ended up being captured by your esteemed island, and is even being used as a blood sacrifice?"
Hu Guang was shocked. "Are they cultivators from the Three World Island?"
His shock was fake, but many of the guests' shock was genuine. However, these guests soon guessed why Purple Jade Island would suddenly invite them over.
Today's banquet was obviously Purple Jade Island's deployment against the Three World Island. They were just spectators. The guests naturally couldn't be bothered with this kind of thing, so they just sat in their seats and watched quietly.
Hu Guang didn't wait for Lu Ye's response and asked again, "Fellow Daoist, are you sure this is a cultivator from your Three World Island?"
Lu Ye nodded. "Of course I'm sure!"
"Very good!" Hu Guang's lips curled into a cold smile. He turned to Lionheart and cupped his fists. "Senior Brother, the culprit who killed my Purple Jade Island's cultivators … has been found!"
Lionheart coldly harrumphed, looking down at Lu Ye with an overbearing gaze, "You Three World Island really have some guts!"
Lu Ye frowned. "What do you mean, First Island Master?"
Lionheart didn't speak, but Hu Guang continued angrily, "Fellow Daoist, don't you want to know why my Purple Jade Island captured this person and even wanted to use him as a sacrifice? I'll tell you now. A year ago, when this person passed by my Purple Jade Island, he killed several of my Purple Jade Island's cultivators for no reason. That's why my Purple Jade Island captured him. In the past year, we've been investigating this person's background, but unfortunately, we didn't find anything. It turns out that he's from the Three World Island! Hehe … "
He sneered and continued to stare at Lu Ye. "Fellow Daoist, my Purple Jade Island has never had any grudges with the Three World Island. Why would your island's Yue Yao kill my Purple Jade cultivators? Do you think my Purple Jade Island is easy to bully? "
Lu Ye looked at him and said, "My Three World Island hasn't been established on the Wanxiang Sea for long. Our foundation is still shallow. The island's cultivators have always been cautious and don't easily make enemies. Fellow Daoist, you say that our island's cultivators killed your island's cultivators. Is there a misunderstanding?"
Lu Ye didn't believe a single word that Wei Po said that he killed Purple Jade cultivators near Purple Jade Island. However, since he brought this matter up, it was useless for him to refute. The only thing he could do now was to think of a way to save Wei Po's life.
A light voice suddenly came from the opposite side of Lu Ye. "It's true that the Three World Island hasn't been established on the Wanxiang Sea for long, but their battle records are extremely impressive. They captured a high-class spiritual island just like that. Their efficiency and speed are unprecedented in the Wanxiang Sea. I admire them. Fellow Daoist Lu, is this what you meant when you said that the Three World Island doesn't easily make enemies? That's right. Those who made enemies with the Three World Island were all killed. Fellow Daoist Lu's words can be seen from a certain perspective. "
Lu Ye looked at the smiling Yuan Cheng and said calmly, "The battle with Baiyue was a self-defense counterattack by my Three World Island. We didn't initiate the battle. Fellow Daoist Yuan should know the reason best. Why do you have to be so sarcastic?"
"I don't know." Yuan Cheng shook his head. "I only know that Baiyue was captured by you. The Yue Yao on Baiyue Island were all killed. If the other constellations didn't run fast enough, they probably wouldn't have been left alive. Fellow Daoist, you're decisive and ruthless. I truly admire you. Come, let me offer you a toast."
As he said this, he finished his drink.
Lu Ye ignored him. Yuan Cheng was deliberately fanning the flames. There was no point in paying attention to him. He turned to look at Hu Guang and said, "Fellow Daoist, you said that my Three World Island's cultivators killed the Purple Jade cultivators. There must be a misunderstanding. Can you release the restriction so that I can ask?"
Hu Guang said coldly, "There's no misunderstanding. I saw what happened that day with my own eyes. I was the one who captured this person."
Lu Ye couldn't help but frown.
Hu Guang's words were so firm that there was no room for him to mediate.
Just as he was thinking, Hu Guang changed the topic and said, "Previously, I, Zi Xuan, have been investigating this person's background. Now that I know he is a cultivator of the Three World Island and Fellow Daoist Lu is the third island master of the Three World Island, can you give me an explanation?"
Lu Ye asked, "What kind of explanation do you want?"
Without a second thought, Hu Guang immediately raised two fingers. "Every Zixuan cultivator who was killed will be compensated with two hundred million spirit jades. Those dead cultivators were the mainstays of their respective clans. Their deaths will be a fatal blow to the development of their respective clans."
Lu Ye didn't expect Hu Guang to raise such a condition. He couldn't help but ask, "How much?"
Hu Guang said, "He killed five Purple Jade cultivators. The total is one billion!"
Lu Ye looked at him. "One billion spirit jades for his life?"
Hu Guang smiled faintly. "If Fellow Daoist thinks it's too expensive, you don't have to agree!"
Lu Ye asked, "Fellow Daoist, are you sure that I can take him away from Purple Jade Island safely if I hand over one billion spirit jades?"
Hu Guang nodded and said, "Of course."
Lu Ye nodded. "Please wait a moment!" As he said this, he took out a sound talisman and pretended to send a message.
Hu Guang was stunned. He didn't expect Lu Ye to agree so readily. One billion spirit jades for Yue Yao's life. Not everyone had this kind of decisiveness. He offered one billion spirit jades to force Lu Ye to agree to other conditions. After all, this wasn't a good deal. If Wei Po was really talented and had a promising future, then so be it. However, although Wei Po was talented, no one could say for sure what his future would be like.
On the other side, on the Three World Island, Lu Ye opened his eyes and looked at Luan Xiaoe, who had been waiting for him. "Senior Sister, quickly prepare one billion spirit jades."
"What are you going to do with the spirit jades?" Luan Xiaoe was shocked.
"To buy Wei Po's life!" Lu Ye briefly explained the situation with his clone.
Luan Xiaoe's expression was conflicted. After a while, she gritted her teeth and said, "Junior Brother, even if you really give them one billion spirit jades, Purple Jade Island won't let this matter rest. Wei Po … probably won't survive."
Purple Jade Island had waited for a year to complete their current plan. How could they easily reach a compromise with the Three World Island? The compensation of one billion spirit jades was just a pretext. Purple Jade Island didn't expect Lu Ye to agree to this proposal. Their goal wasn't one billion spirit jades anyway. Therefore, in Luan Xiaoe's opinion, sending one billion spirit jades over was a complete waste.
It wasn't that she didn't want to part with one billion spirit jades. Although one billion spirit jades was a huge sum, with the current foundation of the Three World Island, they could still take it out. However, this kind of investment was meaningless.
If she could see this, how could Lu Ye, who was on Purple Jade Island, not see it? However, since the other party had made this proposal, he had no choice but to agree.
Lu Ye nodded. "Of course I know. However, we can't just sit by and watch Wei Po be captured. As long as there's a slight possibility, we have to try our best. Senior Sister, don't worry. If they really dare to go back on their words, we'll take the one billion spirit jades today. We'll definitely get back ten times more in the future!"
Luan Xiaoe naturally trusted Lu Ye unconditionally. She immediately nodded and said, "Okay!"
After saying that, she turned and left.
After a while, Luan Xiaoe returned with a large pile of storage rings. She handed them to Lu Ye and said, "The spirit jades aren't enough for one billion spirit jades. I gathered some materials to make up for it. The total value is definitely more than one billion spirit jades."
Lu Ye nodded and immediately left the Three World Island with these storage rings. He rushed toward Purple Jade.
Half a day later, on Purple Jade Island, Lu Ye's clone looked at Hu Guang. "The spirit jades have been gathered. Please open the formation. I need to go out and receive them."
(End of this chapter)
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